PSVITA Master Thread - 3.60 Update

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by xtop

whats the flap looking thing to the left of the headphone plug?

I wondered the same thing on the other thread. aswell as the two at the top.

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

SIM card?

Lol do you not read my posts

Eurogamer: Any plans for phone or web browsing features?

Andrew House: Web browsing features, yes; phone, deliberately no. We've avoided it.

Eurogamer: Why is that?

Andrew House: We think that voice capability carries with it a whole other set of expectations, and we want this to be first and foremost the ultimate gaming experience. We've elected not to complicate that proposition overly by trying to have it be all things to all people including voice and a conventional phone. Clearly [PlayStation Suite] addresses an already vibrant phone marketplace that serves that consumer very well.

[Uxi]

It will still use a SIM for 3G data... just not going to have telephony

[Shin-Ra]

I'm curious if they're showing a realistic demo of how quickly a game's title screen can be loaded up here. Usually you get a load of annoying logos before a game starts but I see no reason why games with entirely 2D menus couldn't launch this fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLG71IouR8&hd=1&t=7m28s

Then quit back out to the launch screen even quicker with a nice blur transition.

The PSPgo's 'Resume Game' function can load up anywhere in the last game played (straight into 3D) in just 10 seconds but NGP would need to reserve at least as much internal flash storage as there is RAM to match the feature. And the flash would need to be quicker to copy so much more RAM quickly.

I wonder if that pre-game launch screen layout's the same for every game or if developers can have more or less buttons arranged differently.

[Groo The Perverted]

Originally Posted by Uxi

$250-300 would be nice. I won't pay more than $300... and would be on the fence there.

agreed

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Lol do you not read my posts

3G isn't just for calling. The sim card would be used for data like the iPad. It can't make calls but you can browse and download using the 3G connection.

Anyway, I expect this version has telephony locked out because the form factor is not phone-like enough and Sony don't want unfavourable comparisons to dedicated devices. If a revision is released with a more suitable form factor it may unlock telephony for all of them. That way Sony avoid unfavourable comparisons but they can introduce the feature with a big bang and big PR later for a mid-life kicker.

[AranhaHunter]

I just thought of something, with the amount of RAM this baby is bound to have (at least 512MB), Custom Soundtracks are a given, hopefully it'll be more universal this time unlike on the PS3.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Maximus

3G isn't just for calling. The sim card would be used for data like the iPad. It can't make calls but you can browse and download using the 3G connection.

Anyway, I expect this version has telephony locked out because the form factor is not phone-like enough and Sony don't want unfavourable comparisons to dedicated devices. If a revision is released with a more suitable form factor it may unlock telephony for all of them. That way Sony avoid unfavourable comparisons but they can introduce the feature with a big bang and big PR later for a mid-life kicker.

Completely overlooked that

I think they would be bitting of more than they can chew if they tried implementing it from day one. I'm sure there are a lot of complications that arent imediately obvious to the average person (me! ) that are holding them back, for now.

Once its well established, and the new business plan pans out then I could very well see them bringing SE to work on the phone enabled NGP.

[Uxi]

I really would like telephony in this thing. It wouldn't be my "main" phone, but why fumble for a second device if I was already using this, for example?

Hopefully Max is right and it comes as part of a refresh.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

I just thought of something, with the amount of RAM this baby is bound to have (at least 512MB), Custom Soundtracks are a given, hopefully it'll be more universal this time unlike on the PS3.

I don't know whether Sony would be willing to licence the IP from MS for background music during gaming. MS would probably be forced to licence it by the monopolies commission, but I don't know whether Sony would want to do it.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by Maximus

I don't know whether Sony would be willing to licence the IP from MS for background music during gaming. MS would probably be forced to licence it by the monopolies commission, but I don't know whether Sony would want to do it.

Patent? Maybe by their same mechanism.... Mayhaps that can be circumvented by multi-tasking and having a dedicated music player 'app' that doesn't care what else is running. In game music (if any) is auto-muted and/or turned off during?

[AranhaHunter]

Originally Posted by Maximus

I don't know whether Sony would be willing to licence the IP from MS for background music during gaming. MS would probably be forced to licence it by the monopolies commission, but I don't know whether Sony would want to do it.

I think the patent doesn't mention mobile devices.

Originally Posted by Uxi

Patent? Maybe by their same mechanism.... Mayhaps that can be circumvented by multi-tasking and having a dedicated music player 'app' that doesn't care what else is running. In game music (if any) is auto-muted and/or turned off during?

Or that. Qriocity comes to mind, have Qriocity run in the background (if, and only if, Qriocity is not a RAM hog).

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

I think the patent doesn't mention mobile devices.

Good point.

Or that. Qriocity comes to mind, have Qriocity run in the background (if, and only if, Qriocity is not a RAM hog).

Qriocity would have to be done over 3G on the road which would require the baseband to be running (and that is a ramhog).

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

Or that. Qriocity comes to mind, have Qriocity run in the background (if, and only if, Qriocity is not a RAM hog).

An ASIC would probably be cheaper than more RAM, depending.

[Mavrick]

Just look at that screen!

[Shin-Ra]

Square-Enix can produce games better looking than their PSP bullshots now, and they're pretty incredible:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/playstatio...se-boxart.html

[Mavrick]

[AranhaHunter]

http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/vide...l/ppv.flv.html

Shows a little bit of the UI. The store integration is a lot better than on the PS3 IMO and that's something that I hope they implement on the PS3.

Also, for those wondering about 3D, apparently the talk is if NGP can do 120Hz refresh rate then it is already capable of 3D, but it would either require glasses or lenticular lenses sheet put on top of the screen. From my understanding it would use autosteroscopic 3D, which is superior to the tech being used on the 3DS. Whether or not Sony does it is another matter altogether, but they could quickly sell an accessory if the 3D in the 3DS becomes mainstream.

I personally would prefer they add a portable projector add on

[xtop]

always nice to be wrong about stuff, in a good way

As announced at PlayStation meeting, the NGP is compatible with PSP software. PSP titles will run completely through emulation, said Hirai.

Of course, you'll only be able to use downloadable versions of PSP games. Sony is currently in negotiations to get software makers to actively release download versions of their games.

Those who already have downloadable PSP titles on their PSP system will be able to redownload them to NGP, assuming you're still within the download number limits imposed by PSN.

andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/29/hirai_ngp_details/

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by xtop

always nice to be wrong about stuff, in a good way



andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/29/hirai_ngp_details/

You should have stayed up to see the liveblog Its possible with the Playstation Suite too.

6:23AM "We will first emulate the first generation PSP titles to be available on PS Suite devices."

Engaget Liveblog

As for the 3D Eurogamer asked Andrew House, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe:

Eurogamer: Is the screen potentially capable of 3D, with glasses?

Andrew House: Um... I'm not sure, is the honest answer to that question. [Once again, it sounds like he really doesn't know.] But that does not sit within our plans right now.

Eurogamer: That seems interesting, given that 3D is such a big thing for Sony as a whole in terms of its TV business, and PS3...

Andrew House: It's a fair question. I think that we view 3D as having the greatest potential, in the near term, in what I would call a dedicated entertainment environment. And that's in the home, around the television, and where it's a shared experience. I think that's really important. We struggle a little bit to see how that 3D, shared experience translates to portable devices as they currently stand.

Edit: We all remember what the said about Rumble and Touch sreens right?

[xtop]

i did stay up for it, i don't remember reading psp games would be included in the playstation suite though

edit:

Update: Looks like PlayStation Suite requires Android 2.3 at a minimum, and it's PSOne, not PlayStation Portable titles that will be emulated here, despite Kaz Hirai's quote during the festivities. PR after the break!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/s...station-suite/